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The actress Gemma Arterton was born with six fingers on each hand, the additional fingers being removed after birth. [52] Robert Chambers, purported author of Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, and his brother William had six digits on each limb. [53] Lucille Clifton, an African-American poet and civil rights advocate. [54]
Brachydactyly (from Greek βραχύς (brachus) ' short ' and δάκτυλος (daktulos) ' finger ') is a medical term denoting the presence of abnormally short digits (fingers or toes) at birth. The shortness is relative to the length of other long bones and other parts of the body. Brachydactyly is an inherited, dominant trait.
Symbrachydactyly is a congenital abnormality, characterized by limb anomalies consisting of brachydactyly, cutaneous syndactyly and global hypoplasia of the hand or foot. [1]
Ectrodactyly, split hand, or cleft hand [1] (from Ancient Greek ἔκτρωμα (ektroma) ' miscarriage ' and δάκτυλος (daktylos) ' finger ') [2] involves the deficiency or absence of one or more central digits of the hand or foot and is also known as split hand/split foot malformation (SHFM). [3]
Arachnodactyly ("spider fingers") is a medical condition that is characterized by fingers and toes that are abnormally long and slender, in comparison to the palm of the hand and arch of the foot. In some cases, the thumbs of an individual with the condition are pulled inwards towards the palm. This condition is present at birth.
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Simple syndactyly can be full or partial, and is present at birth (congenital). In early human fetal development, webbing (syndactyly) of the toes and fingers is normal. At about 6 weeks of gestation, apoptosis takes place due to a protein named sonic hedgehog , also known as SHH, which dissolves the tissue between the fingers and toes, and the ...
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